Abstract: A secondary battery includes a negative electrode including a plurality of first negative electrode active material particles, second negative electrode active material particles, and a negative electrode binder. The first negative electrode active material particles include a carbon material, and the second negative electrode active material particles include a silicon material. The negative electrode binder includes polyvinylidene fluoride and at least a part of the negative electrode binder is provided on a part of the surface of each of the second negative electrode active material particles. A ratio M2/M1 of an abundance M2 of the negative electrode binder on the surface and in proximity to each of the second negative electrode active material particles to an abundance M1 of the negative electrode binder on the surface and in proximity to each of the first negative electrode active material particles is larger than 1.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material includes a carbon material; a plurality of first particles including a first silicon oxide particle and a carbon layer and a plurality of second particles including a carbon particle and a second silicon oxide particle, and when a first mass of the first silicon oxide particle per gram of the negative electrode active material is referred to as M1 gram, and a second mass of the second silicon oxide particle per gram of the negative electrode active material is referred to as M2 grams, 0.40?M1/(M1+M2)?0.85 is satisfied, and when a first discharge capacity associated with the carbon material and the carbon particle is referred to as CpC, and a second discharge capacity associated with the first silicon oxide particle and the second silicon oxide particle is referred to as CpSO, 0.15?CpSO/(CpC+CpSO)?0.5 is satisfied.

Abstract: Disclosed is an analyzing method, for analyzing a blood specimen, which includes: mixing a blood specimen and a thrombin-containing reagent to coagulate the blood specimen, and obtaining a coagulation waveform; obtaining a value of a parameter concerning differentiation of the coagulation waveform, based on the coagulation waveform; and obtaining information concerning an amount of antigen of fibrinogen based on the obtained value of the parameter.

Abstract: A piezoelectric valve, having superior responsiveness during valve opening and capability to stabilize gas supply at an early stage, includes a gas pressure chamber receiving compressed gas and an exhaust path discharging the compressed gas from the gas pressure chamber; a valve disc placed in the gas pressure chamber to open and close the exhaust path; a piezoelectric element generating a driving force for operation of the valve disc, as a displacement; a displacement magnifying mechanism magnifying the displacement of the piezoelectric element and applying the magnified displacement to the valve disc; and driving means including a signal generator generating a signal including a first prepulse, a second prepulse, and a main pulse, applies a drive voltage to the piezoelectric element using the signal generated by the signal generator, as an input signal to a drive circuit, and drives and opens the valve disc by expanding the piezoelectric element.

Abstract: A positive electrode includes first active material particles, second active material particles, and third active material particles, and the second active material particles include an aggregation of second primary particles. The average particle size D1 of the first active material particles, the average particle size D2 of the second active material particles, and the average particle size D3 of the third active material particles satisfy a relationship of D1>D2>D3. A first particle disintegration rate ?1 of the first active material particle and a third particle disintegration rate ?2 of the third active material particle are not more than 20%, and a second particle disintegration rate ? of the second active material particle is not less than 70%.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery that can realize a lithium ion secondary battery that has both a high capacity and long cycle durability and a lithium ion secondary battery using the negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery are provided. A negative-electrode active material layer composes a negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery formed as a laminate in which a layer including crystalline carbon and a layer including amorphous carbon are laminated in a specific deposition. Specifically, the negative-electrode active material layer configured by the laminate including a lower layer adjacent to a current collector and an upper layer disposed on the side of the lower layer opposite to the current collector is set and the negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery in which the lower layer includes crystalline carbon particles and the upper layer includes amorphous carbon particles is set.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an electric press and a method for calibrating the electric press, which can implement a rapid calibration operation. An electric press (10) includes a ram location information storage unit (63) and a load control unit (64). The ram location information storage unit (63) stores ram location information, corresponding to actual load values and representing locations to which a ram is moved, in advance. The load control unit (64) applies an actual load, corresponding to at least one location which belongs to the locations represented by the ram location information and to which the ram is moved, to a compression target by moving the ram to the location. Accordingly, the load value output by the detection unit is calibrated based on the actual load value applied to the compression target.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an electric press and a method for calibrating the electric press, which can implement a rapid calibration operation. An electric press (10) includes a ram location information storage unit (63) and a load control unit (64). The ram location information storage unit (63) stores ram location information, corresponding to actual load values and representing locations to which a ram is moved, in advance. The load control unit (64) applies an actual load, corresponding to at least one location which belongs to the locations represented by the ram location information and to which the ram is moved, to a compression target by moving the ram to the location. Accordingly, the load value output by the detection unit is calibrated based on the actual load value applied to the compression target.

Abstract: The piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric element; a power supply applying a voltage to the piezoelectric element; a drive circuit that applies a voltage from the power supply to the piezoelectric element by a pulse charge signal and a discharge signal to charge, and discharges the charge charged in the piezoelectric element to drive the piezoelectric element; an abnormality detection circuit that detects an abnormality due to insulation failure of the piezoelectric element, and a control unit that determines whether or not the piezoelectric element is normal based on an abnormality detection signal. The abnormality detection circuit outputs the abnormality detection signal that detects a time corresponding to a period from when a current starts to flow to the piezoelectric element during charging to when a current stops to flow, and it is determined that the piezoelectric element is abnormal when the time is equal to or more than a set time.

Abstract: Provided is a novel method and the like for diagnosing a lifestyle disease. The method for diagnosing a lifestyle disease provided by the present invention includes: collecting a biological sample from a subject; measuring the concentration of a fatty acid amide contained in the biological sample; determining whether the subject suffers from a lifestyle disease or a lifestyle disease has progressed when the measured value of the concentration of the fatty acid amide in the sample obtained from the subject is lower than a measurement result obtained from a healthy subject.

Abstract: This nonaqueous lithium power storage element contains a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte that contains lithium ions. The positive electrode has a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer disposed on one surface or both surfaces of the positive electrode current collector, and the positive electrode active material layer contains a positive electrode active material that contains a carbon material. When the pore distribution of the positive electrode active material layer is measured by mercury intrusion, the pore distribution curve for the relationship between the pore diameter and log differential pore volume has at least one peak having a peak value of 1.0-5.0 mL/g for the log differential pore volume in the pore diameter range of 0.1-50 ?m, and the total cumulative pore volume Vp in the pore diameter range of 0.1-50 ?m is 0.7-3.0 mL/g.

Abstract: A hydrogenated block copolymer composition, comprising: a component (A) comprising at least one polymer block comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon as a primary component and at least one polymer block comprising a conjugated diene compound as a primary component and having a weight-average molecular weight of 30,000 or higher and 500,000 or lower, and a component (B) comprising at least two polymer blocks comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and at least one polymer block comprising a conjugated diene compound as a primary component and having a weight-average molecular weight of 50,000 or higher and 1,000,000 or lower, wherein the composition satisfies predetermined requirements.

Abstract: A piezoelectric valve, having superior responsiveness during valve opening and capability to stabilize gas supply at an early stage, includes a gas pressure chamber receiving compressed gas and an exhaust path discharging the compressed gas from the gas pressure chamber; a valve disc placed in the gas pressure chamber to open and close the exhaust path; a piezoelectric element generating a driving force for operation of the valve disc, as a displacement; a displacement magnifying mechanism magnifying the displacement of the piezoelectric element and applying the magnified displacement to the valve disc; and driving means including a signal generator generating a signal including a first prepulse, a second prepulse, and a main pulse, applies a drive voltage to the piezoelectric element using the signal generated by the signal generator, as an input signal to a drive circuit, and drives and opens the valve disc by expanding the piezoelectric element.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a negative electrode including a plurality of first negative electrode active material particles, second negative electrode active material particles, and a negative electrode binder. The first negative electrode active material particles include a carbon material, and the second negative electrode active material particles include a silicon material. The negative electrode binder includes polyvinylidene fluoride and at least a part of the negative electrode binder is provided on a part of the surface of each of the second negative electrode active material particles. A ratio M2/M1 of an abundance M2 of the negative electrode binder on the surface and in proximity to each of the second negative electrode active material particles to an abundance M1 of the negative electrode binder on the surface and in proximity to each of the first negative electrode active material particles is larger than 1.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a nonaqueous lithium power storage element containing a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte that contains lithium ions.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material includes a carbon material; a plurality of first particles including a first silicon oxide particle and a carbon layer and a plurality of second particles including a carbon particle and a second silicon oxide particle, and when a first mass of the first silicon oxide particle per gram of the negative electrode active material is referred to as M1 gram, and a second mass of the second silicon oxide particle per gram of the negative electrode active material is referred to as M2 grams, 0.40?M1/(M1+M2)?0.85 is satisfied, and when a first discharge capacity associated with the carbon material and the carbon particle is referred to as CpC, and a second discharge capacity associated with the first silicon oxide particle and the second silicon oxide particle is referred to as CpSO, 0.15?CpSO/(CpC+CpSO)?0.

Abstract: There is provided a battery including a positive electrode, and a negative electrode. At least one electrode of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes a current collector, a mixture layer over one main surface of the current collector, the mixture layer including a gap through which a part of the current collector is exposed, a lead bonded to an exposed surface of the current collector exposed through the gap, and a protective layer configured to protect the current collector, at least a part of the protective layer being over the exposed surface of the current collector and interposed between a part of the lead and the exposed surface. The part of the lead includes at least a part of a peripheral edge of the lead.

Abstract: Disclosed is an analyzing method, for analyzing a blood specimen, which includes: mixing a blood specimen and a thrombin-containing reagent to coagulate the blood specimen, and obtaining a coagulation waveform; obtaining a value of a parameter concerning differentiation of the coagulation waveform, based on the coagulation waveform; and obtaining information concerning an amount of antigen of fibrinogen based on the obtained value of the parameter.

Abstract: A positive electrode includes first active material particles, second active material particles, and third active material particles, and the second active material particles include an aggregation of second primary particles. The average particle size D1 of the first active material particles, the average particle size D2 of the second active material particles, and the average particle size D3 of the third active material particles satisfy a relationship of D1>D2>D3. A first particle disintegration rate ?1 of the first active material particle and a third particle disintegration rate ?2 of the third active material particle are not more than 20%, and a second particle disintegration rate ? of the second active material particle is not less than 70%.

Abstract: Provided is a novel method and the like for diagnosing a lifestyle disease. The method for diagnosing a lifestyle disease provided by the present invention includes: collecting a biological sample from a subject; measuring the concentration of a fatty acid amide contained in the biological sample; determining whether the subject suffers from a lifestyle disease or a lifestyle disease has progressed when the measured value of the concentration of the fatty acid amide in the sample obtained from the subject is lower than a measurement result obtained from a healthy subject.